AndrewKemendo comments on Open Thread: October 2009 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: AndrewKemendo 03 October 2009 01:18:10PM -1 points [-]

"Utilons" are a stand-in for "whatever it is you actually value"

Of course - which makes them useless as a metric.

we tend to support decision making based on consequentialist utilitarianism

Since you seem to speak for everyone in this category - how did you come to the conclusion that this is the optimal philosophy?

Thanks for the link.